1. Johnathan A Franklin was born on October 23,1989 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back for one season with the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League.
22 Facts About Johnathan Franklin
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Johnathan Franklin played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning first-team All-American honors while setting a school record for career yards rushing.
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Johnathan Franklin graduated from Susan Miller Dorsey High School of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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Johnathan Franklin was named Coliseum League Player of the Year.
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Johnathan Franklin ran a personal best time of 11.01 seconds in the 100 meters.
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Johnathan Franklin was a cast member of the reality television series Baldwin Hills.
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Johnathan Franklin received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, where he played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 2009 to 2012.
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Johnathan Franklin averaged 5.4 yards per carry for a total 1127 yards 8 touchdowns during 2010.
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Johnathan Franklin had 976 yards on the ground and 74 receiving yards in the Bruins' Pac-12 South Division Championship year.
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Johnathan Franklin was named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on September 3,2012.
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At the team's home opener win over No 16 ranked Nebraska, Johnathan Franklin rushed for 217 yards for an average of 8.3 yards per carry, which placed him at 7th place of the UCLA rushing record list.
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Johnathan Franklin was named Pac-12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week again and was the nation's leading rusher with an average of 215.5 yards per game.
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Johnathan Franklin was voted second best running back in the nation in the Doak Walker Award, finishing just behind Montee Ball of Wisconsin.
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Johnathan Franklin's longest run was 78 yards and he had 2058 all purpose yards for an average of 158.3 yards per game, enough to lead the Bruins to the Pac-12 South Division Championship.
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Johnathan Franklin finished his UCLA career with 4,403 yards rushing.
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Johnathan Franklin was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round, with the 125th overall pick, of the 2013 NFL draft.
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Johnathan Franklin suffered a severe neck injury in the Week 12 game against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Johnathan Franklin was put on injured reserve on November 27,2013.
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Johnathan Franklin then worked within sales and business development, as well as community outreach and the media department.
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In December 2014, Johnathan Franklin was hired by the University of Notre Dame as an administrator for student welfare and development.
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Johnathan Franklin developed community outreach programs and workshops for the school's student-athletes.
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Since 2017, Johnathan Franklin has worked for the Los Angeles Rams in Community and External Relations.